ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2023
Upper thigh skeletal muscle index predicts outcomes in liver transplant recipients.
Article in Annals of surgical treatment and research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Transplant Indications in Polycystic Liver and Kidney DiseaseThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2026Review
- Liver transplantation indications and strategies in polycystic liver disease: A European survey.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2026Article
- Pre-transplant physical performance, muscle quality, and body composition as predictors of post-liver transplant outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Varying clinical relevance of sarcopenia and myosteatosis according to age among patients with postoperative colorectal cancer.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Article
- Sarcopenia diagnosis in patients with colorectal cancer: a review of computed tomography-based assessments and emerging ways to enhance practicality.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2024Review
- Effect of preoperative pan-immune-inflammation value on clinical and oncologic outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery: a retrospective study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2024Article
- A brief review of sarcopenia and frailty in the early post-liver transplant period.Clinical liver diseaseArticle
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Abstract
Purpose: The skeletal muscle index (SMI) at the L3 level is widely used to diagnose sarcopenia. The upper thigh (UT) also reflects changes in whole-body muscle mass, but no study has examined this using the UT to diagnose sarcopenia in liver transplantation (LT). This study aimed to determine an optimal cut-off value for UT-SMI and investigate how sarcopenia diagnosed by UT-SMI correlates with outcomes in LT recipients. Methods: In this retrospective study of 332 LT patients from 2018 to 2020, we investigated the association between sarcopenia diagnosed by UT-SMI and patient outcomes after LT. Results: The cut-off values for UT-SMI were 38.3 cm Conclusion: We confirmed that sarcopenia diagnosed by UT-SMI is associated with outcomes in LT recipients. In addition, UT-SMI was identified as an independent prognostic factor for patient survival and graft survival. Therefore, UT-SMI could be a good option for CT-based evaluations of sarcopenia in LT recipients.
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